THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIS  P. 
[Nov.  2,  1896. 
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and  normal  oafcturn  of  the  plantation  which  are 
given  in  paragraphs  10  and  11  of  this  report,  I have 
iateutioually  taken  the  lowest  figures.  1 would, how- 
ever, have  no  hesitation  in  taking  a larger  annual 
crop  than  218,003  lb.  of  bark  should  it  be  necessary 
to  do  so  in  order  to  meet  a demand.  And,  if  the 
growth  and  health  of  the  trees  continues  as  good  as 
at  present,  I see  no  reason  why,  in  a year  or  two, 
300,0  '0  lb.  of  dry  bark  might  not  be  taken  as  the 
normal  annual  yield. 
In  my  own  opinion  the  consumption  of  quinine  in 
India  is  bound  to  increase  rapidly;  and  not  many 
years  will,  in  my  opinion,  elapse  before  the  resources 
of  the  Nilgiri  plantation  will  (as  those  of  the  Sikkim 
plantation  are  now)  strained  to  the  utmost  to  meet 
the  demand.  Tne  object  which  the  Secretary  of  State 
declared  to  be  that  with  which  Government  intro- 
duced the  cultivation  of  chinchona  into  India  was 
•‘to  put  the  only  efficient  remedy  for  the  commonest 
and  most  fatal  of  Indian  diseases  within  the  reach  of 
the  poorest ; ” and  that  object  appears  to  be  in  the 
point  of  being  realized. 
INDIA  AND  CEYLON  TEA  IN  AMERICA. 
In  the  New  York  American  Grocer,  the  leading 
trade  journal  of  that  great  country,  are  now  appear- 
ing weekly  a series  of  most  taking  advertisements, 
evidently  the  sensible  idea  of  the  above  gentle- 
men [Messrs.  IJlechynden  and  Mackenzie].  The 
advertisement  is  a full  jiage  one,  lacing  the  lead- 
ing article,  well  e.Kecuted  cuts  from  photos  give 
views  of  the  various  stages  of  tea,  from  grosyth 
to  manufacture,  and  underneath  is  the  following 
letter  press  showing  a convincing  contrast  between 
the  two  articles  now  oll'ered  for  American  con- 
sumption. 
INDIAN  AND  CEYLON ' TE.AS, 
The  Ciiltimtion  and  Manufacture  of  these 
Teas  explains  their  extraordinar]]  quality. 
MARK  THE  CONTRAST: 
IMPORTS  OF  TEA. 
Net 
Av.  Import 
Per  ca- 
Year. 
Imports. 
Value. 
price  per  lb. 
pita 
ending 
30bh  Juiio— 
popalation. 
Pomds. 
Dollars. 
— Cents. 
Pounds 
1330 
69,394,769 
18,983,368 
27-4 
1-39 
1881 
79,130,849 
20,225,418 
25-7 
1-45 
1882 
77,191,060 
18,975,046 
24-6 
1-47 
1833 
69,597,945 
16,278,894 
‘23-5 
1-30 
1884 
60,061,944 
12.313,200 
20-2 
109 
1885 
66,374,365 
13,135,782 
19-5 
1-18 
1886 
78,873,151 
15,485,265 
19-6 
1-37 
1837 
87,481,186 
16,365,633 
18-7 
1-49 
1838 
83,944,547 
13,154,171 
15-8 
1-40 
1889 
79,192,253 
12,561,812 
160 
1-28 
1890 
83,494.956 
12,219,643 
15-0 
1-33 
1891 
82,395,924 
13,639,785 
17-0 
1-29 
1892 
81,610,741 
14,267,411 
16.0 
1-37 
1893 
83,131,088 
13,651,800 
16-0 
1-32 
1894 
91,801,565 
13,857,893 
1.5-1 
1-34 
1895 
96,437,042 
13,029,868 
13-5 
1-37 
1896 
93,300,248 
12,585,741 
13-5 
1-33 
— Indian  Planters'  Gazette,  Sept.  26. 
«. 
TEA  IN  AMERICA. 
New  York,  Sept.  9. 
The  dull  business  was  made  more  jironounced 
by  two  and  a half  holidays.  The  market  drags 
except  on  choice  Formosa  Oolong.  Old  crop  in 
buyer’s  favor.  No  change  in  other  sorts.  The 
auction  this  week  includes  some  new  crop 
Moyune  and  Congou,  and  is  awaite<l  with  interest. 
Today  at  noon  the  Montgomery  Auction  and 
Commission  Company  will  sell  5,535  packagcS| 
viz  : 354  half-chests  Moyune,  all  new  season  ; 2b8 
half-chests  and  boxes  Fingsuey ; 899  half-chests 
Congou,  including  seasons  189(j-97  ; 131  packages 
India,  Java  and  Ceylon;  71(5  half-chests  and 
boxes  Amoy,  a desirable  assortment;  1,111  half- 
chests Foochow,  and  attrective offering,  including 
the  “ Knm  Wo”  chop  ; 2,036  half-chests  and  bo.xes 
Formosa,  all  new  crop,  and  including  an  at- 
tractive invoice  of  true  summer  character. — 
American  Grocer. 
INDIAN  AND  CEYLON. 
Lands. — New  and  Fertile. 
Gardens. — Large,  well  planted,  central  modern 
factories,  daily  manufacture  of  leaf. 
Manufacture. — Modern,  up-to  date,  especially  de- 
vised machines  for  twisting  and  drying  leaf,  untouched 
by  hand. 
Turity.— Full  standard;  never  rejected  from  any 
port. 
china  and  jap.an. 
L.AND3.— Exhausted  centuries  ago,  fed  Avith  poiso- 
nous fertilisers. 
—Small,  scattered  ; leaf  kept  in  family 
dwelling  houses,  with  pigs  and  poultry  till  marketed. 
Manuf.acture. — Ancient  ; barbarous  ; leaf  twisted 
by  the  hands  of  semi-nude  moist  Mongolians,  amidst 
the  sordid  surroundings  of  a Chinese  dwelling.  No 
factory  inspection  and  much 
Impurity. — Adulterated,  colored,  faced,  “ Lie 
Tea”  Rejected  on  these  grounds  daily.  A ship- 
ment recently  rejected  at  New  York  was  admitted 
through  a Western  Tort  of  Entry.  See  daily 
papers,  Importer’s  Confessions  in  Petition  to 
Congress. 
Result  ; — 
1891.  1895. 
Imports, 
lb.  lb. 
Increased  Consumption  ; 5, .'179, 542  9,28.1,141 
The  following  statistics  culled  from  tho  same 
source  show  tho  growth  in  the  import  of  tea  from 
1880  to  the  current  year  inclusive. 
♦ 
The  Flu.sii-Worm  in  CK\hOTtJ.~  Planting 
Opinion,  of  Sept.  '26,  .say.s Ceylon  planters, 
ever  mindful  of  the  awful  ruin  that  .swept  out 
their  coffee-plantations,  are  keenly  on  the  watch 
to  detect  any  similar  fungoid  or  insect  pest-s  on 
their  tea.  Hitherto,  beyond  a slight  attack  of 
elopeltis  or  mosquito-blight,  we  believe  Island 
tea  has  kept  remarkably  free  from  all  blights 
and  diseases  that  are  such  serious  factors  in 
Indian  gardens.  But  to  come  to  the  point, 
we  noticed  some  weeks  ago  in  a Ceylon 
exchange,  the  Observer,  an  enquiry  as  to 
the  nature  of  a certain  caterpillar  that 
rolled  itself  up  in  tender  Hush.  This  query  having 
been  reproduced  in  the  Trojiical  Aynculturist,  avc 
think  it  worth  pointing  out  that  this  caterpillar 
is  very  probably  what  is  known  on  the  Nilgiris 
as  Hush-worm.  Ceylon  tea-planters  would  do  well 
to  keep  this  insect  severely  in  check  by  specially 
picking  and  burning  or  otherwise  destroying  the 
affected  leaf,  as  on  the  Nilgiris  this  pest  is  the 
direct  cause  of  by  no  means  inconsiderable  loss 
of  Hush.  A common  method  on  some  estates  is 
sinijily  to  instruct  the  pickers  to  crush  the  rolled 
up  leaves  in  their  lingers,  but  as  this  is  slurred 
over  in  nine  cases  out  of  ten,  the  remedy  is  ob- 
viously a very  incomplete  one.  Merely  picking 
tbe  leaf  and  dropimig  it  on  the  ground  is  of  little 
use,  as  the  cateriiillar  will  usually  manage  to  se- 
cure a fresh  habitat, 
